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When should I change the dressing the next day after double eyelid surgery? Do I have to wait 48 hours?

Postoperative management of double eyelid surgery:

1. Prevention and treatment of surgical wound bleeding, congestion or hematoma

If small blood vessels are damaged during the operation or the bleeding cannot be stopped, Thoroughly, external impact to the eye after surgery, strenuous exercise or changing emotions can cause wound bleeding and congestion or hematoma. In order to prevent the occurrence of the above complications, you can apply pressure bandage to the local wound or use an ice pack to apply cold compress, but the pressure should not be too high to avoid damaging the eyes. Once bleeding or severe hematoma occurs after surgery, you should go to the hospital for examination in time.

2. Keep the wound clean to prevent infection

After double eyelid surgery, it is very important to clean the wound. If the wound is not clean, infection will occur, leading to wound scarring. form. So be careful not to get the wound wet when washing your face after surgery. The dressing on the eye can be removed 1 to 1 day after the operation. If there is blood scab or secretion on the wound, it can be wiped with sterile saline or medical alcohol.

3. Do not take painkillers casually

There will be some pain in the wound on the day of surgery, but it will gradually lessen as time goes by. Patients should not rush to take painkillers, because aspirin drugs will aggravate wound bleeding.

4. Prevent scar hyperplasia at the surgical site

Some friends still use anti-wrinkle sunscreen products containing heavy metals after double eyelid surgery. These cosmetics and skin care products containing heavy metals will aggravate the scarring of surgical incisions and make it worse. Therefore, three to six months after surgery is the proliferative period of surgical scars. During this period, cosmetics and skin care products containing heavy metals must not be used.

5. Pay attention to strengthening eye muscle exercises

Double eyelid surgery generally requires covering the incision for one day. On the second day after the operation, you can remove the covering gauze and do eye-opening exercises as soon as possible. . Only by continuously strengthening the exercise of keeping your eyes open can you promote blood circulation in the eye muscles and surrounding tissues, reduce and gradually eliminate the swelling of the surgical site, and promote the early absorption of surgical congestion.